Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-05

Texas and st. Louis Csecured) ...........I arm
These arms reach clear through the
! tiaest and most productive country On the
earth, from 100 to 1000 miles-north
northwest, northeast, east, southeast
south, southwest and west, and another
line to the northwest is projected, and nc
man in the city doubts its early construc-
ton. What else? A live, active, ener-
getic, enterprising, harmonious, deter
mined population, headed by Peter
Smith, Joe Brown, Van Zsndt, Chase,
Ellis, Lloyd, Britain Evans, Huffman
and many others, including THE GAZETTE
and the Evening Mail.
The meeting Of the press was harmoni-
Gus, pleasant and beneficial TO the craft.
Not circumstance occurred to mar the
charm or reflect the slightest discreSit ON
the guild of y single member. CT Not q
glass of wine or drop of red liqNor was
served anywhere, but everything else
was as free as the artesian water, and The
cordially of the people was freer tt8n
that. ~
The invitation of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway authorities to ride
over their new extension to Washita
canyon, in the ChickasaW nation, Was
promptly and gladly accepted, and st Z
g. m. Thursday, about 100 boarded two
splendid new coaches, and sped away
northward to their destination. EuGine
No. 10 was q handsome machine and
handled by Mr.. j. Martin, one OF the
most skillful and gentlemanlY engineers
in the company's service. Mr.. J. \. Cole
he'd charge as conductor, and by his
pleasant demesDOr and affable manner
won the respect and kindly mention of
all on board. Mr.. j. a. TilJmal, cuur-
teOus, attentive and ever ready 10 serve
his guests, was master of the train and
molly demonstrated his fitness for the
delicate and responsible duties imposed
upon hIm, Mr.. J. j. Mulane, passenger
agent and commercial superintendent at
Fort Worth, one of the most capable,
courteous and Teliable railroad men in
the south, WIS also aboard, and captain
over all. His attentions to his guests
were kindly, assiduous and patient, and
be got close to their hearts. The com
pany Is fortunate in having four such Off
GERS in its employ, but the same, prob
ably, might be said of every crew the
Santa Fe sends out, for IL mss always
sought to secure the best, and will have
only gentlemen il Charge of its trains.
The new road is superior to any new
road the writer ever travelled over. It is
hrst-class in every particular, and was
built for thirtY-flve mile schedule from
the first trip over it. From Fort Worth
TO Gainesville, siXty-tiVe miles, it runs
through the high, rolling, rich prairies of
Tarrant, Wise and Cooke, every part of
which is cultivabie and highly productive.
The character of the lands from Gaines
vile to Red river, six miles, is the same,
and is fairly occupied.
The country in the Territory IS beauti-
ful beyond description, and the soil is as
rich as the delta of the Nile. Red river
marks change in the color, character
and depth OF the soil, and there IS much
more and larger timber north of the river
The distance from the river TO Washita
canyon is sixty miles, varied with wood
land and prairie, and every acre equal to
the best lands on the continent for agri-
culture Along the border there were
fields of corn and other eviIences of civ !
ilization and thrift, but for fifty miles no
ign of habitation, except one small log
,a0in, was visible. There were thou !
sands of cattle on g thousand hills, how
yer, and they were fat enough for Bos- |
on beef eater.